AN APPEAL FOR INFORMATION.
[To -nit EDITOR Or THU " SPECTLTOR."1
SIR,—During the hest few months many younger parsons (most of whom were working in the Army and Navy during the war) have felt the great need of trying to find an answer to two big questions which affect their work to-day. They are l- (1) What are the doubts and difficulties in men's minds about the fact and truths of Christianity to-day P (We feel 'men are anxious to find answers to the big questions about God and Christianity.) (2) Why do so many men fight shy of organized religion to- day P (Men are naturally attracted to Jesus Christ, but are not attracted to the Churches.)
Some of us feel the matter so strongly that we have decided to make this appeal for information. If any of your readers. especially those " outside the Churches," can help us by men- tioning their doubts or giving their views in a letter to the above address, we shall be truly grateful. It is hardly neces- sary to say that every letter will be treated in strict confidence. It is hoped later to publish a book in the form of a message to the Churches " from the man outside," and an attempt 'to answer modern doubts and difficulties about Christianity. To put the whole thing quite frankly, many parsons, who ex- perienced the comradeship of the Army. now feel the need of getting a bigger idea of their job. We can hardly be expected to alter things unless we can find what is wrong and how it can If any of our readers wish to answer these questions they should write direct to Mr. Salter.—En. Spectator.]
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